The Backwards Brain Bicycle - Smarter Every Day 133

Destin Sandlin demonstrates how difficult it is to ride a bicycle with reversed steering, illustrating how the brain learns and adapts.

Get your own here ⇒ bit.ly/BuyBackwardsBike ⇐ Shirt: goo.gl/doOG3G I give talks: smartereveryday.com/appearances Patreon Support Link: patreon.com/smartereveryday Tweet ⇒ bit.ly/BackwardsBike ⇐ ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓Read More ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET SMARTER SECTION: A quick clarification.... It took me 8 months to learn how to do this, but I was only picking up the bike and running to the end of the driveway and back every day. I wasn't "ACTIVELY" trying to learn. Meaning... I wasn't struggling and trying to make my brain learn. I simply got on the bike every day, tried to operate it to the end of the driveway, turned around and tried to operate it back. The goal was to understand how my brain figured things out on its own, without trying to force it to. Many people have built bikes like this and figured it out in much less than 1 day by staying on the bike until they were able to master it. I had no timelines, and was using this as an exploratory activity to learn how I learn. Do not misinterpret this to mean that I struggled and tried very hard every day for 8 months. That's simply not true. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GET STUFF SECTION: (If I did this right these should be working Amazon affiliate links to purchase the stuff I like to use. When people purchase from these links it will support Smarter Every Day.) ❓Mystery Item (just for fun): amzn.to/2WJz0IH Things I use and like: 📷Camera I use : amzn.to/2VSiruw Favorite Lens: amzn.to/2KPDQ1a Wide-angle: amzn.to/2SlPchR On-camera Mic: amzn.to/3aVVbjz Lav Mic: amzn.to/3aRek6r Hot shoe mount for Lav Receiver: amzn.to/35m6uAo My Tripod: amzn.to/2Yl6RtJ My Multi-tool: amzn.to/2zGm5Pz Favorite SD Card: amzn.to/2KQ3Edz 💾How I get footage off my phone: amzn.to/2KMem4K Travel Tripod: amzn.to/2zEa9Oi My Backpack: amzn.to/35jveJL My Headlamp: amzn.to/3deYmVt Favorite Bidet: amzn.to/2xnMG3b World Map: amzn.to/3aTFCZT Favorite Shoes: amzn.to/3f5trfV Everyone needs a snatchblock: amzn.to/2DMR4s8 🥽Goggle Up! : amzn.to/2zG754g Also, if you’re interested in a Smarter Every Day shirt etc. they’re really soft and you can get there here: smartereveryday.com/store ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's the link from the Amsterdam meetup! (I usually make a localized facebook post before I visit a city to see if anyone wants to high five.) facebook.com/SmarterEveryDay/posts/754136271287207 Comment threads on Reddit: bit.ly/1yZ5rUo (Bicycling) My Instagram account: instagram.com/smartereveryday Patreon Support Link: patreon.com/smartereveryday Twitter: twitter.com/smartereveryday www.facebook.com/SmarterEveryDay Slow Motion Sound Design by "A Shell In The Pit" The awesome music by "A Shell In The Pit" is called: "Bottles" which can